Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. ...

Place Europe: Germany, Berlin
Accession Number SUK14272
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Berlin, Germany. C. 1945-05. The first official RAF aerial photographs of Berlin since its fall. They were taken by a low-flying Mosquito aircraft of the RAF Film Production Unit and provide striking evidence of the devastation in the heart of the German capital. A smashed bridge over the Spree River in a heavily damaged area of Berlin.